Agriculture committee  The answer is yes. We have been looking and looking for more ways to interface with your ministers of agriculture at the provincial level. I think there is already a healthy relationship at the federal level, and that needs to continue. However, this is something we would welcome and embrace, and in fact, we might even talk about it when we gather in Saskatchewan in about a month or two.

Agriculture committee  I'll be brief because I think Mr. Winter might be able to help with some of the specifics. Broadly, we are pursuing.... NASDA and many of our colleagues across agriculture are pushing for additional research at the USDA through part of our Farm Bill. It's been many years since that has seen an increase, and we're seeing the need for that across many areas, including that of bee health.

Agriculture committee  Good afternoon. Thank you, Chair Blois and Vice-Chairs Barlow and Perron, for the invitation to speak today. I'm Ted McKinney. I'm very fortunate to serve as the CEO of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture, or NASDA. Who are we? We represent the commissioners, secretaries and directors.